It was the premier boys basketball state championship scenario. Gainesville and Clearwater entered Friday night's Class 5A state title game sharing the No. 1 ranking in the state poll. ...more

March 7, 2009

Palm Harbor University High School softball had made such a habit of qualifying for the postseason over the past decade that it seemed the Florida High School Athletic Association could probably just save time by slotting the Hurricanes in its 32-team bracket in February. Ten years in a row PHU made trips to the playoffs. Three of those runs ended with state titles. They kept winning after pitcher Danielle "Dani" Hofer, the 2005 Gatorade National Softball Player of the Year, went off to LSU. Then came last season. ...more

March 7, 2009

Local high schools will see plenty of new faces in the fall after the Florida High School Athletic Association released its official district realignment for baseball, basketball, soccer, softball and volleyball. ...more

March 6, 2009

The news release, written by Billy Turner himself, was only six paragraphs. That hardly seemed adequate to encapsulate a half-century of accomplishments, a half-century of memories. But the first sentence was perfect. It has been a great life! ...more

March 6, 2009

It didn't take long for adversity to strike the Brandon High baseball team. However, it also didn't take long for the Eagles to respond. ...more

March 5, 2009

The schedule for the high school boys basketball state tournament. ...more

March 5, 2009

After 50 years of coaching, Billy Turner is finally calling it quits. ...more

March 5, 2009

Wednesday's prep results ...more

March 4, 2009

It has been 27 years since a Hillsborough County public school boys basketball team won a state title. In 1982, King will attempt to end that drought this week but must first go through Gainesville in the Class 5A semifinals at 7 tonight at The Lakeland Center. Clearwater, which will face Palm Beach Gardens Dwyer at 4 p.m. today in the other 5A semifinal, is making its first state tournament appearance since 2005. ...more

March 4, 2009

One big inning Tuesday night was enough to keep Brandon undefeated. The Eagles sent 14 batters to the plate in the first, scored 10 runs and held on for a 10-7 victory against Armwood in a Class 5A-District 8 matchup. ...more

March 4, 2009